Farmers have decision aide tool for cotton root rot management

The combination of a new, effective fungicide treatment and smart phone technology offer cotton producers in affected areas a new tool to determine if they need to treat acreage for cotton root rot.

Steve Byrns, Texas AgriLife | Mar 31, 2014

The combination of a new, effective fungicide treatment and smart phone technology offer cotton producers in affected areas a new tool to determine if they need to treat acreage for cotton root rot.

A “Cotton Root Rot Return to Treatment Calculator,” offers producers a decision aid for iPhone/iPad and android device users. The app was developed by Texas AgriLife Extension with an assist from San Angelo State University.

“Cotton root rot is a fungal disease that for decades has essentially eliminated thousands of acres of cotton across wide swaths of Texas,” said Bill Thompson, AgriLife Extension economist at San Angelo, one of the apps’ authors.